Colcannon for St. Patty’s Day

Colcannon for St. Patty’s Day: © kaishin | dash of food 2010. Hope all of you had a nice Valentine’s Day, whether single or partnered, it’s a day to be grateful for love, not just in the sense of a romantic interest, but for all those who love, all year round :) With Valentine’s done [...]

Vancouver Farmers Markets – RIPE: 2nd Annual Evening of Local Food and Libations

Come and join me and fellow food lovers of Vancouver and celebrate a harvest of sorts :) Vancouver Farmers Markets – RIPE: 2nd Annual Evening of Local Food and Libations.

Kai’s Egg Nog (a.k.a. Knog)

Knog = Kai’s Egg Nog… hahah This has become my Christmas classic, as it seems friends and family request it now. This Nog has even converted non-eggnog lovers to liking egg nog, the real egg nog that is. It’s so much better than store bought container nog, which has been thickened with cornstarch or other. [...]

Cranberry Shortbread Cookies

I revised an old recipe I had to freshen up the holiday classic of making shortbread cookies. I simply fell in love with the dough… ice cream like texture flecked with ruby red dried cranberries…. hmmm maybe La Casa Gelato could make a new flavour of gelato to add to their 208+ flavours… Photography by [...]

Christmas Gingerbread Houses

Photography by *kaishin* Well, the holidays are soon to be here, and thus the holiday baking begins… First off, I want to convey the fun that is to be had when especially baking and decorating with friends. This year I decided that I wanted to make Gingerbread houses and gingerbread cookies. For the Houses, I [...]

Gingerbread Cookies… ah men, women, super heroes and monsters?

Originally uploaded by *kaishin* I recently hosted an AMU gathering (Artists Meet Up!)and the theme was Christmas and crafts. Each person could bring whatever art media they wanted to work on OR join me in decorating gingerbread cookies. It was so much fun, as all of us being creative and crafty, it was soon apparent [...]